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Country and Industry Toolkits

Country Toolkits

These Country Toolkits provide detailed information from government and private sector sources on standards-related issues facing U.S. exporters in key markets. You will also find contact information for the country’s or the region’s Standards Body or bodies, and U.S. Government officials available to assist U.S. exporters.

Industry Toolkits

These industry toolkits will allow you to learn about the global challenges, including those related to standards and regulations, facing select U.S. industries from the latest ITA Top Markets Report for the sector. The toolkits also include contact information for ITA industry analysts who are knowledgeable about global conditions in their sector of expertise.

Brazil [ back to top ]

Contact Information for Commercial Service Officers located in Brazil, including the Standards Attaché in Sao Paulo
International Trade Administration’s Country Commercial Guide for Brazil - Information on Standards and Regulations
The U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue was created in 2006 to provide the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry, and Foreign Trade (MDIC), a forum through which to work together to grow bilateral trade and investment.
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standards Portal for Brazil provides answers to the critical standards, conformance, market access, and trade-related questions that companies require to succeed in the Brazilian market.
Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (ABNT) - Brazil’s national standards body
National Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO)
Brazil’s Ministry of Development, Development and Foreign Trade (MDIC)
2017 World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review - Information on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures
2018 National Trade Estimates Report - Information on Brazil’s TBT and SPS measures from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)

Canada [ back to top ]

Contact Information for Commercial Service Officers located in Canada
International Trade Administration Country Commercial Guide for Canada - information on Standards and Regulations
The Standards Council of Canada - Canada’s national standards body
The U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council's (RCC) goal is to facilitate closer regulatory cooperation between the United States and Canada and strengthen economic competitiveness by aligning U.S. and Canadian regulatory systems where appropriate, while maintaining high levels of protection for health, safety and the environment
2015 World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review - Information on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures
2018 National Trade Estimates Report - Information on Canada’s TBT and SPS measures

China [ back to top ]

Contact Information for Commercial Service Officers located in Beijing, China
Information on Standards and Regulations from the International Trade Administration’s Country Commercial Guide for China
The American National Standards Institute Standards Portal for China provides answers to the critical standards, conformance, market access, and trade-related questions that companies require to succeed in the Chinese market. China’s national standards body, the Standards Administration of China
2016 World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review - Information on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures
2018 National Trade Estimates Report - Information on China’s TBT and SPS measures issued by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR)

European Union (EU) [ back to top ]

Contact Information for Commercial Service Officers located at the U.S. Mission to the EU (in Brussels, Belgium) - including the Standards Attaché
International Trade Administration’s Country Commercial Guide for the European Union - Information on Standards and Regulations
CEN, CENELEC, and ETSI - the European standards bodies
2017 World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review - Information on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures
2018 National Trade Estimate Report - Information on the EU’s TBT and SPS measures from the Office of the United States Trade Representative
EU TBT Notifications Database - scroll to the bottom of the page to search by keyword

India [ back to top ]

Contact Information for Commercial Service Officers located in India
International Trade Administration’s Country Commercial Guide for India - Information on Standards and Regulations
The U.S.-India Strategic and Commercial Dialogue, established in January 2015, is the signature annual forum for policy discussions between the U.S. Government and the Government of India
The American National Standards Institute Standards Portal for India provides answers to the critical standards, conformance, market access, and trade-related questions that companies require to succeed in the Indian market
Bureau of Indian Standards - India’s national standards body
2015 World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review - Information on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures
2018 National Trade Estimate Report - Information on India’s TBT and SPS measures from the Office of the United States Trade Representative:

Indonesia [ back to top ]

Contact Information for Commercial Service Officers located in Indonesia
International Trade Administration’s Country Commercial Guide for Indonesia - Information on Standards and Regulations
National Standardization Agency (BSN) - Indonesia’s national standards body
2013 World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review - Information on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures
2018 National Trade Estimate Report - Information on India’s TBT and SPS measures from the Office of the United States Trade Representative:

Israel [ back to top ]

Contact Information for Commercial Service Officers located in Israel
International Trade Administration’s Country Commercial Guide for Israel - Information on Standards and Regulations
Standards Institution of Israel - Israel’s national standards body
2012 World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review - Information on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures
2018 National Trade Estimate Report - Information on Israel’s TBT and SPS measures from the Office of the United States Trade Representative

Korea [ back to top ]

Contact Information for Commercial Service Officers located in Korea
International Trade Administration’s Country Commercial Guide for Korea - Information on Standards and Regulations
The Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) - Korea’s national standards body
2016 World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review - Information on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures
2018 National Trade Estimate Report - Information on Korea’s TBT and SPS measures from the Office of the United States Trade Representative

Mexico [ back to top ]

Contact Information for Commercial Service Officers located in Mexico
International Trade Administration’s Country Commercial Guide for Mexico - Information on Standards and Regulations
Director General for Standardization, Ministry of Economy - Mexico’s national standards body
The U.S.-Mexico High Level Regulatory Cooperation Council, established in May 2010, aims at increasing regulatory transparency; providing early warning of regulations with potential bilateral effects; strengthening the analytic basis of regulations; and helping make regulations more compatible
2017 World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review - Information on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures
2018 National Trade Estimate Report - Information on Mexico’s TBT and SPS measures from the Office of the United States Trade Representative

Saudi Arabia [ back to top ]

Contact Information for Commercial Service Officers located in Saudi Arabia
International Trade Administration’s Country Commercial Guide for Saudi Arabia - Information on Standards and Regulations
Saudi Standards, Metrology, and Quality Organization - Saudi Arabia’s national standards bodies
2016 World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review - Information on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures
2018 National Trade Estimate Report - Information on Saudi Arabia’s TBT and SPS measures from the Office of the United States Trade Representative

United Arab Emirates [ back to top ]

Contact Information for Commercial Service Officers located in the United Arab Emirates
International Trade Administration’s Country Commercial Guide for the United Arab Emirates - Information on Standards and Regulations
The Emirates Authority for Standards and Metrology - the United Arab Emirates' national standards bodies
2016 World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review - Information on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures
2018 National Trade Estimate Report - Information on the United Arab Emirates’ TBT and SPS measures from the Office of the United States Trade Representative

Vietnam [ back to top ]

Contact Information for Commercial Service Officers located in Vietnam
International Trade Administration’s Country Commercial Guide for the Vietnam - Information on Standards and Regulations
The Directorate for Standards, Meteorology and Quality of Vietnam (STAMEQ) - Vietnam's national standards bodies
2013 World Trade Organization Trade Policy Review - Information on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures
2018 National Trade Estimate Report - Information on Vietnam's TBT and SPS measures from the Office of the United States Trade Representative

Industry Toolkits

Automotive

Building Products

Environmental Technologies

Health IT

Machinery and Equipment Toolkit

Medical Devices

Pharmaceuticals

Smart Grid

Textiles